 In
Oklahoma, one in two men and one in three women will develop cancer during
their lifetime – access to cutting-edge cancer care and treatment right here at
home is key to increasing survival rates, and positioning Oklahoma as a leader
in cancer research.
Earlier
this month, Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma celebrated
achieving National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. Stephenson Cancer
Center, which has received more than $31 million from TSET to date, joins an
elite group of 70 NCI-designated cancer centers nationwide.
Since
2011, TSET has funded cancer research and the development of new cancer
treatments at Stephenson Cancer Center. TSET also funds the Oklahoma Tobacco
Research Center at Stephenson Cancer Center to reduce the toll of cancer and
tobacco use on the state.
Stephenson
Cancer Center is ranked No.1 in the nation for patient enrollment in
NCI-sponsored clinical trials. The Oklahoma TSET Phase 1 Clinical Trials
Program is the only early-phase clinical trials program in the state with 1,100
patients enrolled since inception.
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A new incentive grant program for communities, school
districts and schools will begin in July. The TSET Board of Directors has
approved an FY2019 budget that includes funding for the TSET Healthy Incentive grant program. Information on the new incentive grant will be available on the
TSET website when the grant category opens in July.
Evaluation of the previous incentive grant program administered
by TSET showed incentive grants were awarded in all regions of the state and
that 80 percent of successful incentive grant applicants were from rural or small communities.
Incentive grants were awarded to 68 communities; 56 school districts and 97 schools between 2012 and 2017.
To sign up to receive additional information on
the TSET Healthy Incentive grants, click
here.
On World No Tobacco Day, Tobacco Stops With Me, a program of TSET, encourages Oklahomans to focus on the impact tobacco has on the cardiovascular health of people worldwide.
Each year, the tobacco epidemic kills over 7 million people globally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Close to 900,000 of these deaths are nonsmokers breathing secondhand smoke.
In Oklahoma, smoking kills more than 7,500 adults annually and leaves thousands suffering with chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. According to the CDC, Oklahoma has the second highest rate of death in the nation due to heart disease.
Learn more about motivating peers to be tobacco free at StopsWithMe.com. Call 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit OKhelpline.com to explore the free services available through the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline.
 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s’s national tobacco
education Tips campaign continues running
in Oklahoma through October. The national tobacco education ad campaign features
real people living with the effects of smoking-related diseases or exposure to
secondhand smoke. The Tips campaign
can help people in your own community quit smoking. CDC provides many free
materials, social media images, FAQs, expert talking points—even a pocket card
for talking with smokers who want to quit.
This
national effort will complement TSET’s Tobacco
Stops With Me campaign that highlights
how tobacco use impacts Oklahomans. For detailed campaign information and to
access the campaign materials visit the Tips campaign website at www.cdc.gov/tips.
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FREE Services
Available Through the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline
 When it comes to family, fathers have an enormous impact on
the lives of their children. This Father’s Day, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline
encourages fathers to consider quitting tobacco for good.
TSET Executive Director John Woods, who used the Oklahoma
Tobacco Helpline in 2006 to become tobacco-free, decided to quit tobacco after realizing the
negative impact of tobacco on his children.
“Children from families who smoke are twice as
likely to become smokers themselves,” Woods said. “A large part in my decision
to quit was my role as a father and the influence I have on my family. I want
to set the best example for my children, and the only way to achieve that is to
stay tobacco free.”
FREE text and email support and free patches, gum or lozenges are available for
Oklahoma tobacco users interested in quitting at 1-800-QUIT NOW
(1-800-784-8669) and OKhelpline.com.
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